City Publications

Founded: 2002 Franchising since: 2004

600 Galleria Pkwy. S.E., #170 Atlanta, GA 30339

Phone: (770)951-0441

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 20 employee(s); 20 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	74	2	0	0
2008	73	1	0	0
2007	67	1	0	0
2006	50	0	0	0
2005	32	0	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada, Western europe

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 50,000 mailing zone

Total investment: $70K-250K Franchise fee: $60K-250K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 5 years/25 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 3 days
• At franchisee's location: 3 days

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• National media

Franchise 500® rank:
#281 (2009); #286 (2008);

Top New Ranking:
#17 (2009); #20 (2008);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#77 (2009); #75 (2008);